Rush Cycle shines a spotlight on the city of Changchun, where its rapid rise as an automobile industry may have caused it more harm than good, for both its people and the environment. Centered around the people in this city, the film documents the effects of its carbon footprint and follows the work of a group of researchers in their quest to find a sustainable solution for this problem. This is a reflective piece where we explore the reverberations of a rapid industrial revolution in China through the lens of the people. Join them in a series of dialogues with taxi drivers, the working class and researchers as they share their views on this issue, as well as how the convergence of cars in their daily life makes it difficult for them to break away from this rush cycle.